As an elite cyclist I am constantly asking myself the question of how I can get faster and fitter. There are thousands of fitness plans on the internet that plan to get you as an athlete faster but one thing they all have in common is recouvery. When you exercise it stresses the muscles to the Continue Reading
Main Components of the Human Blood
T&E Science Club (c) Stephenie Liew, CC-Zero Blood is obviously essential to everyone’s living - we can’t live without it. Recently, I’ve had an opportunity to visit CBR, the Centre of Blood Research at UBC on a field trip with my club. We met research scientists and found out what they were Continue Reading
Trees talk!
I love spending time in the forest. Trees stretching above and around me fills me with a sense of contentment and wonder. How did these trees grow to be their adult selves, towering testaments to botanical strength? To learn more, I am reading “The Hidden Life of Trees” By Continue Reading
How Does Deodorant Work?
Nobody wants to smell bad, but puberty can make that hard for some teenagers. That's why for high-schoolers, deodorant is a very important product. There are stick types, spray-ons, powders, and roll-ons. Some need it more than others, but the majority of us have one anyway. Everytime I see these Continue Reading
How Stressed Do You Have To Be To Suffer A Stress Fracture?
This winter I suffered from a stress fracture in my foot. I was right in the middle of an important time for field hockey athletes filled with tryouts and University ID tournaments. This injury crept up on me because wounds, specifically broken and cracked bones, are typically caused by traumatic Continue Reading
Can earbuds damage your ears?
earbuds and phone (c) by GillyBerlin (CC BY 2.0) Every time I'm on my phone, I always have my earbuds in, whether its to listen to music or watch a video. If you're someone like me, you may have had your parents tell you to stop using them because you're "going to go deaf when you are old". My Continue Reading
My friend, the Wolphin
Baby wolphin by pinhole (c) Mark Interrante, CC BY-SA 2.0 Last summer, I was fortunate to go to Hawaii. One of the most memorable highlights was the trip to the Sea Life Park. It was there that I met Keikaimalu (“from the sheltered ocean”). She is the world’s first known Continue Reading
An encounter with an Octopus
A few years back my family and I took a road trip to Ucluelet. It was an extraordinary experience that left me with a bigger appreciation for nature and its creatures. Next time you visit the area I recommend a trip to their touch and feel aquarium. Continue Reading
The Down Syndrome
As my biology class is now going over meiosis - a type of cell division - and talking about the inheritance of chromosomes, the down syndrome was mentioned and the class broke into a discussion about it. This stimulated some interest in me so I did some research to know more about this Continue Reading
The Science Behind Sunburn
Sunburn may just seem like red skin with a sting, but it is actually much more detrimental. Most don't realize sunburn means the skin has been damaged severly since sunburns are actually considered first (or in the case of blistering/peeling, second) degree burns. How Does the Sun Actually Harm the Continue Reading